Means for staining shingles



July 28,- 1925.

E. B. BINFORD' MEANS FOR STAI NING SHINGLES Filed Sept- 24, 1923 Q r 'VENTQR.

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EDWIN B. BINFO'RD, OE PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.

MEANS FOR STAIINING SHINGLES.

Application filed September 24, 1923. Serial No. 664,414.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN B. BINFORD, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Pasadena, county of Los Angeles, and State of California, have invented certain Improvements in Means for Staining Shingles, of which the following is a specification.

In staining shingles with creosote, or other liquid, it is customary to clip a standard bundle of shingles bodily into the liquid and after letting the bundle drain a short time to place it in a machine and subject it to a rapid whirling motion whereby the centrifugal action tends to distribute and throw off any surplus of liquid in the bundle, and also to throw the shingles outwardly in such a way that the bundle be comes loose and it is necessary in removing the bundle from the machine to ostle them down upon a solid support to again force theshingles together so the bundle will re main intact in handling. In machines in use for this purpose there is no means prothe bundle of shingles over the axis of the turn table, and this causes a pounding action and also requires a stronger machine than is required where he bundle of shingles is centered ovgr the axis of revolution.

Among the salient objects of my invention are,-to provide means for holding and centering a bundle of shingles or the like, and for whirling the same rapidly about the axis of rotation, with side members capable of being moved laterally or fiatwise to and from the bundle of shingles, whereby to center the same relative to the axis of the machine, which movable side members can also be moved to force the shingles back into the bundle, it being pos sible to operate two opposite sides or walls together. These side members can be operated toopen up the space to receive the. shingles and after said bundle is placed therein, said side members can be moved toward each other, thus centering the bundle in the machine. After the whirling treatment, said side members can be moved away from the bundle to afford space between the bundle and the sides or ends of the machine for picking the bundle out of the machine. Another object of my invention is to provide a wall around the turn table to prevent the liquid from being thrown outwardly over surrounding objects, said wall being provided with a top flange which operates to prevent said liquid from being thrown upwardly over the top edge of the wall. This enables me to 0pcrate the machine without a cover to be placed and removed each time the machineis operated, thus facilitating the use and operation of the machine and saving much time and inconvenience. I have also provided a clutch mechanism for quickly cutting oil the power applied to the turn table whenever desired.

In order to explain my invention, I have illustrated one type of machine which embodies the same in a practical manner, which I will now describe.

The drawing shows a perspective view of one embodiment of the invention, with parts broken out to show the inner construction and arrangement,

Referringmore in detail to the drawings,

I have shown a cast base with four leg porcentral bearing box, shaft, 3, to which is manner which will be readily understood.

A spring, 10, normally holds the clutch closed.

Secured to the upper end of the power shaft, 3, by means of a suitable head, 11, is a turn table, 12, surrounded by a wall, 13, having the inturned flange, 14, substantially as shown. Secured to the turn table, 12, are two side wall members, 15, 16, shown to be bolted permanently to said turn table. Two end wall members 17 and 18 are movably provided between the side members 15 and '16, said end members being provided with guide ears, as 17 slotted to move over guide pins, 19, set in the turn table, 12, as indicated. Said end wall members, 17 and 18, are also provided with cross bars, 20 and 21, secured thereto, with their ends extended and projecting through slot-s, 15 and 16, in the oppositeside wall members 15 and 16.

Operating levers, 22 and 28, are pivoted to the outsides of the side wall members, as at 24, and are connected by means of links, 25 and 25, above and below the pivot 24, to the cross bars, 20 and 21, on the end wall members, as clearly indicated. Said operating levers operate in connection with quadrants, as 26, with latches, as 27, for holding them in adjusted positions.

From the foregoing description, in connection with the drawings, it will be seen that by operating the two operating levers, 22 and 23, together, the end wall members are moved together toward and from each other and can be so moved to center a bundle of shingles relative to the axis of the power shaft, or to force projecting shingles back into the bundle at its opposite ends.

I am aware that my invention can be embodied in many different types of machines, operated in different ways, yet getting the same result, and I have only shown the particular form thereof as a means of descrip tion. I do not, therefore, limit the invention to the showing made, except as I may be limited by the hereto appended claims.

I claim:

1. Means for staining shingles and the like in bundles after the bundle has been dipped bodily into a staining liquid, said means including means for rapidly whirling said bundle, manually movable means for centrally positioning said bundle relative to the axis of rotation, and means for confining the liquid thrown from said shingles during the rotating action.

2. Means for uniformly applying staining liquid to all shingles of a bundle after said bundle has been dipped bodily into said staining liquid, comprising a turn-table, means thereon for receiving said bundle of shingles, adjustable means for centering said bundle of shingles relative to the axis of rotation, means for driving said turn-table,

and a retaining wall with iuturned flange around said turn-table to confine the liquid thrown from said shingles.

3. Means for uniformly applying staining liquid to all shingles in a bundle after said bundle has been bodily dipped into the staining liquid, said means including a turn table with means for revolving the same, confining wall members to receive a bundle of shingles, some of said confining walls being adjustable toward and from each other, means for moving two walls together toward and from each other, and means for holding said retaining walls in adjusted position.

4. Means for uniformly applying staining liquid to all shingles in a bundle after said bundle has been bodily dipped into the staining liquid, said means including a turn table,

means for revolving the same, a confining wall around said turn table, said confining wall having an inwardly pro ecting flange around its top; edge, fixed side walls on said turn table to receive therebetween a bundle of shingles, movable end walls, means for simultaneously adjusting said end walls toward and from each other to center said bundle of shingles, and means for holding said end walls in adjusted position during the revolving action.

5. In a machine of the character referred to, in combination, a turn table, means for revolving the same, aconfining wall around said turn table and having an inturned flange around its top edge, two fixed side walls on said turn table to receive therebetween a bundle of shingles, two movable end walls therefor, means for simultaneously moving said end walls toward and from each other, and means for holding said end walls in adjusted positions.

6. In a machine of the character shown and described, in combination, a supporting base, a drive sha 't therein,a driving pulley thereon, a clutch for disconnecting said drive pulley from said shaft, a turn table at the upper end of said drive-shaft, a confining wall around said turn table, said confining wall having an inwardly projecting flange, a box-like structuremounted on said turntable to receive therein a bundle of shingles over the axis of said drive shaft, some of said boxlil e wall members being adjustable toward and from each other, operating levers with connections to said wall members for adjusting the same together, and holding means for holding said wall members in adjusted position during the revolving action of the turn table.

7. The herein described means for uniformly distributingliquid stain over shingles in bundles, which includes adjustable means for centering and holding said bundle of shingles centrally relative to the axis of rotation, means for revolving the same, and

means for confining the liquid thrown from said bundle of shingles.

8. The herein means of uniformly distributing liquid stain over all the shingles in a bundle, which includes means for holding and revolving said bundle of shingles, adjustable means to simultaneously force ex tended shingles back into the bundle endwise, and means for confining the liquid thrown from the shingles during the revolution thereof.

Signed at Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, this 17 day of September, 1923.

EDIVIN B. BINFORD.

Vitnesses IV. R. LITZENBERG, H.'H. GODBER. 

